Nutrition review (not just palate)

[Eddo36]

Just seeing that many reviews are about palatability. I think MREs are designed primarily for performance for physical activity. Maybe should include that aspect in reviews as well.

[Name_not_found]

Most rations have a set nutrition table.

Meaning they are all pretty close to the same, food value wise, between the meals of a certain countries ration menu.

But between counties there are some differences, USA is carb heavy others seem fat heavy.

[jaminphx]

Just seeing that many reviews are about palatability. I think MREs are designed primarily for performance for physical activity. Maybe should include that aspect in reviews as well.

Do you have a review for us?

[rationtin440]

My $.02 here, but I recall reading lots of stuff back in the late 1980s about the concept of MREs, and the general concensus was that they were designed to pack as much calories, complex carbs, and other essentials into as light a ration as possible weight-wise. In fact, soldiers in garrison duty who were not doing heavy physical activity did not usually eat them on a regular basis. Interestingly during the past couple years there are reports that U.S. soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan are actually losing weight even with consuming 3 complete MREs per day.

[housil]

...are actually losing weight even with consuming 3 complete MREs per day.

Ration stripping?!

[dirtbag]

Probably more like humping 90 pound packs at high altitudes.
You need 5-7 Kcals, vice the 3600 that three MRE's provide.
Thats what the MORE ration is all about.

http://nsrdec.natick.army.mil/media/fact/food/MORE.htm